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    Question: what was the strangest thing about humans you found out about us

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    Asked by Dan to Candace on 10 Mar 2017.
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      Candace Lewis answered on 10 Mar 2017:


      We have around 86 billion brain cells (called neurons) and each one has around 40 thousand connections! The human brain is the most complex system we know of! Information can travel through our neurons at speeds of up to 260 miles per hour!

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